Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-30
IN GENERAL.


lac resigned, is enjoying excellent health i'm
his sOth year. lie lives on his estates, in
dulging in outdoor sports and passes few
weeks in Paris each winter
Ia order to try the extent to which a
tragic actress is moved by the whrl Of stage
passion, Sarah Bernhardts pulse was once
tested at the wings after a scene Of great
intensity, 1t ticke as regularly and nor
mully as AN eight-day clock
Gen. Longstreet has applied for Il state
pension under the law passed lay the recent
session of the Georgia Legislature providing
pensions for wounded Confederate soldiers
Gen. lungstreet was wounded in the battle
of the Wilderness He is ~ years old and
poor The number Of applications under
the law is very large.
\ jury came into court in Arizona to AN
nounce their verdict The Judge asked
"ls this your verdict e to which one of the
jurors replied, 1T is provided the Judge
does not give him too severe sentence
The Judge promptly sent the jury back un-
til they could arrive unanimously at an un-
conditional verdict, which they soon did
\ queer story comes from New York to
the. effect hat "a butcher in that city lately
fell heir to a fortune Of 900 10y the
death of his fathci IA Germany. but he o.
,tinatcly refuses to claim the money His
brother, are trying to have him declared
insane, and if this story is true he undoubt-
edly will be.
MIR Pratt. uf astral oil fam. ba. founded
a technical school for Bropklvu The Luild-
ipl, cost 5000 600 and Mr. Pratt ,-ivrs with
it the income of large apartnent bnu,.
for vorkingmeu. which viii ,utlicp for its
maintenance Mr. Pratt also paye. ahout
"a wear ago. slOO 900 To tn. Adnlpbi acnde-
my of Brooklvn for "a gymnasium.
Young couple at Toledo. . solved the
Gi0irult tn.k of getting married when tb.
nlI folks nbiart by waiting .uutil tbn ,lI
folk. had retired for tb. ui,bt when 81
upIshbnrIy .U.tic,. of thp pea.a who had
been previously notified wa, summoned
and the knot wa. tied Then they. ,y,l,..
ut, the. father. and uotbpr and ,uu,upc.i
M. f.ct They were FORGIVEN
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guilty In cbnryinl, the niry .Jud,,4 Glider
sleeve said the only issue was whether If
was constitutional To restrict "A natural nrr-
duet. The peualty for tL. offence il "A fin.
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hi, foot is IA inches long and he wears n
No. Is shoe, ms lasts being necessarily hand
made. He can easily lift 500 pound. and
Is about - years old.
The New York Tribune saws that Mr..
John Ericsson the celebrated inventor and
engineer, clings to his old fashioned house
in Beach street with the tenacity which has
so often won success in the perfection of
complex machinery and mechanical prob
lens The proximity of stores and tene-
nent houses does not shake the resolution
of tins famous man 10 stand 10y the old
| ship aud recognize the old house as fried
[ long protecting him. Here Mr.. Ericsson
means to continue his work
Mis-, Helena Richardson. an English vom.
| an. i, cndcavoring To Danish wine from the
communion table. and has petition,d the
/ English bishops to use their influence toward
/ thi, end She SAWS that the late Bishop Fra
/ ser investigated the subject. and wa, ap
pallel AT the magnitude of the evil Mis-.
! Richardson maintains that the Use of weak
| vet intoNicatin. wine will not be sufficient.
| and she adds that some reclaimed drunkard.
| leave the church of England and ioin som,
/ of the Nonconformist bodies which use the
unfcrmented fruit of the vine.
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